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Use Your AllusionApril 5, 2007: This is from the item about William McGonagall—by some lights, the world’s “worst” poet—in today’s PoFo News: “I’m sure there will be a lot of interest in the [...]by Ed Park

Peel Slowly and SeeMarch 26, 2007: Let’s make a Venn Diagram. Circle one consists of Einstürzende Neubauten fans; circle two, Dante aficionados. If you’re in the overlapping region, it’s time to check out Radio Inferno (posted [...]by Ed Park

Direction Reaction CreationMarch 21, 2007: For no good reason, I’ve been reading the liner notes to Direction Reaction Creation, the Jam boxed set (boxed set of Jam sounds delicious) from—I was going to say “a few years back,” but [...]by Ed Park

Astral CollectionMarch 15, 2007: Jeffrey’s post about Lorca reminded me of when FGL appeared on my radar—I was reading “Astral Weeks,” Lester Bangs’s essay on the Van Morrison album of the same name, a gorgeous piece of [...]by Ed Park